A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Natalie Portman
Anne Boleyn
Scarlett Johansson
Mary Boleyn
Eric Bana
Henry Tudor
Jim Sturgess
George Boleyn
Mark Rylance
Sir Thomas Boleyn
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
David Morrissey
Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Carey
Oliver Coleman
Henry Percy
Ana Torrent
Katherine of Aragon
Eddie Redmayne
William Stafford
Juno Temple
Jane Parker
Andrew Garfield
Francis Weston
Mark Lewis Jones
Brandon
Iain Mitchell
Thomas Cromwell
Michael Smiley
Physician
Montserrat Roig de Puig
Lady in Waiting
Alfie Allen
King's Messenger
Corinne Galloway
Jane Seymour
Tom Cox
Rider
Joanna Scanlan
Midwife
Emma Noakes
Maid
Maisie Smith
Young Elizabeth
Daisy Doidge-Hill
Young Anne
Tiffany Freisberg
Mary Talbot
Bill Wallis
Archbishop Cranmer
Joseph Moore
Young Henry
Constance Stride
Mary Tudor
Brodie Judge
Young Catherine
Finton Reilly
Young George
Director
Justin Chadwick
Novel
Philippa Gregory
Screenplay
Peter Morgan
Script Consultant
Andrew Davies
Script Editor
Mona Qureshi
June 1, 2024
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Except, it isn't really much about the "other" Boleyn girl at all, is it? Eric Bana never could hold a film together, and his effort as the amorous but volatile King Henry VIII proves he can't here either. Scarlett Johansson (Anne) and Natalie Portman (Mary) play the Boleyn girls well enough with decent, if brief, contributions from Kristin Scott-Thomas and Mark Rylance as their parents and from Jim Sturgess as their sexually ambiguous brother George. It looks sumptuous enough with plenty of attention to detail both indoors and out, but is over-written and it has all the sexual chemistry of a children's tea party. Sadly, it's a disappointingly weak adaptation of an intriguing story of betrayal, treachery and lust that really deserves better. Perhaps a film mainly for fans of a good costume drama that's big on costumes but less so on drama...
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$35,000,000.00
Revenue:
$78,269,970.00